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Marcel is in charge of several production pipelines (gene calling, functional annotation and methylomics) that run on microbial genomes and metagenomes. He also works on automating intra-department …

… benefits to address climate change: pulling atmospheric carbon into soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less … sharing.  Recently, researchers have been able to study both sides of this interaction up close, using RNA … in multiple directions. On the fungi side, underground mycorrhizal networks can serve as a reservoir for carbon …

… benefits to address climate change: pulling atmospheric carbon into soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less … sharing.  Recently, researchers have been able to study both sides of this interaction up close, using RNA … in multiple directions. On the fungi side, underground mycorrhizal networks can serve as a reservoir for carbon …

Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.   … and  I. europaea  genomes sequenced and annotated for this study. The team found that, unlike pathogenic or mycorrhizal fungi (mutualist symbionts that induce structural …

In the summer of 2015, Adam Session was a postdoc working at the DOE Joint Genome Institute … former JGI postdoc Jarrod Chapman, developed a method to correctly identify polyploid subgenomes without needing to … These days, Session is starting his lab at Binghamton “studying polyploids and transposon evolution, expanding on …

… marine heatwave event may foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of … ocean known as “The Blob.” The event was recorded during a long-term study of microbial communities in the northeastern subarctic …

… other forms of  Chloroflexota that adapted to marine environments hundreds of millions of years ago.  The Impact … chemicals not typically found in oceans or soils.  A recent study published in  The ISME Journal     focused on a class … nitrogen, and break down organic and inorganic compounds. Studying their diverse metabolic capabilities offer insights …

… is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first … reveals discrete stages of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. Nature Plants 10, 673–688 Vyshenska et … interactions in the hyphosphere of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Microbiome 199 Needham, D.M. et al. 2019. A …

Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  …

JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, hone science presentation skills, and participate in professional development … … Evaluation of Binning Tools for Microbial Eukaryotes in Metagenomes … Functional exploration of Phage Impact on …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … (affectionately known as “Chlamy” to those who study it) a powerful reference organism for studying photosynthesis and cell motility. It’s also a model …